About 6 months ago, I decided to give up on my miserable, failing mortgage branch. I could have got a job somewhere to try and pay some of my bills but I was saddled with so much debt, I figured I might as well go for it all now. Plus, chasing money got me into this mess in the first place. I needed a change.
I had graduated film school only to wind up in the mortgage business trying to pay my bills. Lucky for me, I met my future partner, Chris, through a fellow friend and broker. Chris offered me the opportunity to get back involved in video, something I always wanted in the first place but was not ready to go after myself. This was my chance. Read more... (1133 words, 2 images, estimated 4:32 mins reading time)
Today, I happened to catch the first 20 minutes of an interesting documentary about the life of the famous boxer Rocky Marciano. Being Italian, I always heard stories about Rocky Marciano and his undefeated record of 49-0. I knew of the legend, but never anything about the real story behind it.
The documentary was interviewing family and friends of Rocky when he grew up in Massachusetts. They all talked about his great work ethic, and his love of athletics. But the one thing they said about Rocky that always stood out, was something their parents always repeated to them in Italian… Read more... (729 words, 3 images, estimated 2:55 mins reading time)
Progress is an obvious key to attaining any goal you desire. With every goal, you have a starting point, and then you have your goal, which is the end point. In between is where the progression happens. However, the path of progression is no escalator. It does not continually go up until you reach your destination. This is what many people fail to understand when they set out to accomplish a goal.
Sometimes you take 5 steps back to take 10 steps forward.
Judging your progress day to day can be extremely taxing on your mind. If you need some reassurance during a particularly bad time of little or no progress, simply do your research. Find out if others have faced similar trials in their attempts. Chances are, you are not alone. Read more... (464 words, 1 image, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)
